The Center for Digital Democracy released a report discussing trends in digital marketing and concludes that while marketers are increasing their emphasis on targeting multicultural consumers, policymakers ought to be wary of how collecting data on consumers of color may actually be used to harm them.

Certain Television May Help Ease Aggression in Young Children

The journal Pediatrics released a study showing that some television fare may help ease aggression in young children. According to the study, children who spent more time watching educational programming that encourages empathy showed a moderate improvement in overall behavior, as compared to children who spent more time watching violent programming. The report also noted low-income boys showed the most improvement in behavior, although the researchers were unable to determine why.

APIAHF, CPEHN, Consumers Union and NCLR Released a Report on the Role of Health IT in Reducing Health Disparities

The report examined advancements in Health IT and made policy recommendations for deploying health IT to reduce disparities. Last year, the Joint Center released a similar set of policy recommendations focusing on the role of mobile broadband in managing chronic diseases.

Radio One’s Revenue was Up in 4Q12

Radio One’s revenue was up by $5.2 million in 4Q12 to $62.2 million. The growth is attributable to increased political advertising across Radio One’s 55 stations nationwide. However, even without political advertising, Radio One’s revenue was up by 2.9% year-over-year.